Tara Wells

Singapore is as much a foodie haven as a garden city. But it’s the mash-up of Asian and global cultures contained within the small country that makes gluten-free eating here easier than in other Southeast Asian countries.

The best reason to celebrate friendships is simply the tremendous feat of aligning your diaries. Make it one to remember with the Central Coast's best offerings.

Perhaps the travel we imagine ourselves having – immersive and deeply connected to local customs and culture – is as price-sensitive as the weekly grocery shop. We say we want nutrient-rich food, but trolleys are full of processed convenience and cheap lollies. Like organic finger limes, is travel authenticity out of reach for the budget-squeezed masses?

It’s 1:37am in a hostel room of Valladolid, a regional Mexican city. It’s six hours before dawn but my neighbour is already awake. “Cock-a-doodle-dooooo!” My neighbour, I’ve discovered, is a rooster.

It's a marriage of creativity for author Adrienne Ferreira and actor Rob Carlton.

While Australian women have long dominated surfing's highest levels, there's a broader change happening on beaches around Australia. No longer held back by a Puberty Blues-era surf culture, there's a new sea of eager surfers - women in their 50s, 60s and beyond.

California has so many roadtrippers that boondockers are not always welcome. But with these tips, you'll avoid suspicion, and save a tonne of money.

Hollywood actor Tom Cruise’s co-stars rejoice (and stuff their faces) annually when he sends them this particular cake for Christmas. I swung by the bakery on a recent LA visit for my own taste of fame.

A time will come when I’ll pay anything for a bedroom door between my children and I. Right now that’s as economical as ordering each child a side of sautéed broccolini – it won’t be enjoyed quite the way I hoped. Until then, I’m cruising while my kids are at an age when sharing one cabin makes sense. Only problem is we’re a family of five. And most ships are not built that way. But pick the right ship – and right destination – to make cruising with a larger family easy.

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It’s like turning up at an emo fancy-dress to discover everyone else knew the theme changed to ‘white party’.

That’s what it was like stepping on to the Carnival Splendor for my first Christmas cruise to see other passengers go all-out decorating their cabin doors with explosions of festive cheer. Did I miss the memo, I thought, wiping off my black lippie? I’d read all the pre-boarding information and there was no mention of BYO tinsel.

Mary Wills and Kerryn Boogaard, founders of The Wholesome Collective, are getting to work.

From the beach to the hinterland, find the perfect Spring Stay on the Central Coast.

Travel the world and get paid for it. Or share your local favourite spots and be rewarded. In other words, be a tour guide. Surely people are lining up to nab a guiding job? Not so, says an Australian tourism industry group that’s calling on travel lovers to consider becoming tour guides in a bid to address an industry shortage.

Most frequent flyer advice focuses on travelling up the pointy end of the plane. It’s champagne-in-hand aspirational. Their goal: to lie fully flat for (nearly) free.

From the cordial-soaked perspective of family travel, my goal is simply to get the whole gang there and back. I’ve just booked one domestic and four international flights for my family of five for less than $2000. It should have cost more than $16,000. That’s $14 grand in savings.

Fresh from catching her first wave, writer Tara Wells explores why middle-aged women are choosing this moment to finally dip their toes into the water and tick surfing off their bucket lists.